Category Archives: Korea

Thanks to my husband’s amazing sewing skills it appears I am now off the hook for this little hiatus to South Korea. Of course there is a story behind that comment….there is ALWAYS a story… One evening almost a year … Continue reading →

“No, sir. I do not have my sofa stamped. And honestly, I cannot possible imagine what that even means. We have a sofa signed out to us from the Army so it should be good right?” This was an actual conversation between … Continue reading →

Texas massages you with its warmth. It talks you into unbuttoning your shirt and putting on those short, shorts. It makes you soft, pliable, vulnerable, weak. It turns you into a tender slab of Kobe Beef. In Texas, you shed … Continue reading →

So it appears the fact I cannot produce a college transcript demonstrating I have attended either two semesters of Organic Chemistry or 1 semester of Biological Chemistry is going to dash my hope of getting either of the Master’s degrees … Continue reading →

Europeans like their wine, Russians their vodka, American’s their beer and whiskey. Koreans seem to be all about their Soju. Pronounced (soo jew). Both times we have been on a dinner-date in Korea, we have seen the aftermath of a group of native … Continue reading →

“Solid wastes” are the discarded leftovers of our advanced consumer society. This growing mountain of garbage and trash represents not only an attitude of indifference toward valuable natural resources, but also a serious economic and public health problem. — Jimmy … Continue reading →